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Test On Disaster (2LP2)

The text discusses the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26th. It killed over 100,000 people across multiple countries and caused widespread damage. The disaster received extensive media coverage for over a month due to its large number of victims from different nationalities, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This universal impact led to a global reaction of solidarity in response to the tragedy.

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Test On Disaster (2LP2)

The text discusses the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26th. It killed over 100,000 people across multiple countries and caused widespread damage. The disaster received extensive media coverage for over a month due to its large number of victims from different nationalities, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This universal impact led to a global reaction of solidarity in response to the tragedy.

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Technicum Berrahou Mohamed Level: 2nd Year (2LP2)

Third Term TEST


Read the following text then do the activities .

The natural phenomenon of tsunami was little known before it had hit the South-East of
Asian shores on December 26th, 2004. Since then, Tsunami has become one of the most popular
Japanese words across the world. Thousands of T.V channels covered for more than a month the
tragedy that it had caused. It had made more than one hundred thousand victims. It had left
thousands of people homeless and had wiped out the industrial roads of many towns.

The 2004 tsunami was given such a wide publicity as its victims didn’t belong to one
nationality, ethnic group or religion. It didn’t distinguish between the poor and the rich; the old and
the young. This time the tsunami hadn’t chosen its victims” beforehand”. The dead, the injured and
the homeless had no nationality in this tragedy. Therefore, when the tsunami has recessed, the
reaction was universal.

1. The text is about: a) safety measures in disasters b) disasters and solidarity

2. Are the following sentences true or false according to the text?

a) Tsunami was a famous word in the 1990’s.


b) Media played a role in making tsunami popular.
c) Tsunami caused just human loss.
d) Much causality was recorded among the Japanese.

3. Answer the questions according to the text

A. When did tsunami happen?


B. Why was much importance given to this disaster?

4. In which paragraph is it mentioned that disasters can be everywhere?

1. Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following:

a) rise (§1) area (§1) c) because of (§2) d) calamities (§3)

2. Rewrite sentence b) so that it means the same as sentence a)

1. a) She said: “we have collected a lot of money”

b) She said………………………………………

2. a) “Did you help during the earthquake?”The reporter asked him.

b) The reporter asked him ………………………………………..

3. a) tsunami had caused many damages.

b) Many damages ………………………………………………….

4. a) I advise you to be more careful when driving.


b) You…………………… more careful when driving.

3. Ask questions on the underlined words.

A. Nations offer their help in disasters.


B. The firemen evacuated all the victims.
C. The disaster caused a great damage

4. Reorder the sentences to make a coherent paragraph. One sentence should be left out.

a. Important measures were taken by the government


b. It destroyed the whole town.
c. Some people stay calm when there is an earthquake.
d. At midnight a violent earthquake awakened people.
e. to rescue and help the victims.

5. Classify the words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’.

caused / developed / expected / confined

ӀӀ-/ WRITTEN EXPRESSION: Choose only one topic.

Topic One: Imagine you are a reporter. Use the given notes to write an article about a
disaster that happened recently.

 Buildings / houses damaged


 Many victims
 People frightened / run everywhere
 Arrival of rescuers / people help (first aid)

Topic Two: What would you advise people to do in an emergency situation (accident, gas explosion, or
earthquake….)?

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